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Volunteer Firefighters

Being a volunteer Firefighter requires commitment, motivation, and an interest in serving your community. Do you have what it takes?

What do District of Hope Volunteer Firefighters do?

  • Attend and fight fires (structure, vehicle, wildland etc.)
  • Provide medical assistance
  • Respond to hazardous materials situations
  • Respond to motor vehicle incidents
  • Participate in community-service and public education events
  • And more

Are you:

  • Compassionate – we help people so we have to be caring, honest, and reliable individuals who have a strong desire for helping others
  • Committed – emergencies happen 24 hours per day, 365 days per year so you have to be willing and able to commit to responding to emergencies when you are able
  • Fit – good overall health is vital to being a Firefighter, this job is strenuous and it will test your physical and mental capabilities time and again

Can you commit to:

  • Weekly training, held on Thursday evenings from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. A minimum attendance of 75% of the practice/training nights is expected annually 
  • Attending a minimum of 40% of the callouts on an annual basis

Do you have:

  • A Completed grade 12, or equivalent
  • A valid class 5 driver’s license with an acceptable driver’s abstract
  • The ability to successfully pass, and maintain, an RCMP Criminal and Vulnerable Sector Check
  • Legal entitlement to work in Canada
  • Full-time residency in Hope

If you have the following, preferred qualifications, please be sure to highlight them on your application:

  • Class 1, 2, 3, or 4 driver’s licenses with or without an air brake endorsement
  • Post-secondary education or a technical or trades certificate
  • Advanced first aid training
  • Fire related coursework completed
  • Previous emergency response experience
  • An ability to respond to emergencies during the daytime

For more information or submit an application contact:

Josh Westcott
Deputy Fire Chief

Phone: 604-869-5671
Email: jwestcott@hope.ca